Harry Dunn (defender)

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Harry Dunn
Personal information
Place of birth Scarborough, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1983 Scarborough
1983–1984 Frickley Athletic
1984–1986 Scarborough
Managerial career
1982 Scarborough (player-manager)
1984–1986 Scarborough (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry Dunn is an English football manager and former player.

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Dunn played almost his entire career with his hometown club Scarborough, aside from a season-and-a-half with Frickley Athletic. He re-joined Scarborough in a player-manager capacity, by which point he had become the club's all-time record appearance holder.

Career

Dunn made his debut with his hometown club Scarborough, then in the Midland League, in a match against Grantham Town. After this, he quickly cemented himself in the side, becoming the club's record appearance holder in all competitions, with 901, [1] while also being named Player of the Year twice. Dunn was involved in the club's FA Trophy runs in the 1970s, [1] beginning with the 1973 final. The club would later go on to reach the final in three consecutive seasons, losing in the 1975 final to Matlock Town, and winning the next two against Stafford Rangers and Dagenham. [1]

In 1975, another player named Harry Dunn joined the club; this Dunn was given the fictitious middle initial "A" to differentiate between the two. Despite this, the younger Dunn has sometimes been credited with some of the elder Dunn's accomplishments. [2] After a loss to Frickley Athletic, manager Jim McAnearney was sacked and Dunn took over until the end of the 1981–82 season. He left the club in 1983, and was noted as a gentleman of the game, having only been booked three times during his career. He did not travel far, moving to West Yorkshire to join Frickley. Dunn spent a season-and-a-half there, before returning to Scarborough as player-manager in November 1984. He was succeeded by Neil Warnock in May 1986. [1]

Dunn worked as an electrician for Plaxton, and built bus and coach bodies for 40 years before his retirement. [3]

Honours

Scarborough

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Watters, David (16 December 2017). "Who Stands Tall In Your Defence?". thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Adamson, Steve (1998). Scarborough F.C., 1879-1998: The Official History. Yore Publications. ISBN   9781874427926.
  3. ↑ "Scarborough – FA Trophy Winners 1977". The Non League Football Paper. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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